Len Smith was a New Zealand swimmer, who represented his country at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.

Born in Wanganui in 1906, Len was a farmer] and a member of the Feilding Amateur Swimming Club. He won nine New Zealand national breaststroke titles: the 100 yards in 1939; and the 220 yards every year from 1929 to 1936. His best winning time for the 220 yards breaststroke was 3:01.4, which he swam in breaking his own New Zealand record at the 1935 national championships. He also held the national 100 yards breaststroke record, with a time of 1:15.6 clocked when he won the New Zealand title for that distance in 1939. 

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